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John Blanchard (Project Oversight)
Vassiliki Holeva (Project Lead)
Lai Couto (2D Design, Media Consultancy)
Sarah Okpokam (Content and Project Coordination)
Eva Kohle (2D Design)
Sarah Pollard (Contract Administration)

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Profile Website

https://raai.com/project/crown-jewels-tower-of-london/ 

Project Website

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Carden & Godfrey, Architect & CDM Principal Designer; Factory Settings, Exhibition Contractor; Michael Grubb Studios, Lighting Designer; Squint Opera, AV Software Design & Production; Coda to Coda, Sound Design; Blue Elephant, AV Hardware

Design Team

Historic Royal Palaces' commission to design a new exhibition of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London was unveiled in May 2023. With a timeless design that respects the heritage of the Tower of London’s Jewel House through minimal intervention, the Crown Jewels exhibit lets the collection’s dazzling objects take center stage. Immersive storytelling environments were crafted by using media techniques and graphics to create grand and intimate moments that draw visitors through each space. Up to 15,000 visitors a day come from all over the world to see them. 

This new exhibition chronicles and contextualizes the story of the Crown Jewels and their abiding significance, both to the monarchy and to people around the world. Opened in May 2023, the new exhibition is the first major change to the Jewel House since Historic Royal Palaces - the charity that cares for the Tower of London - and RAA’s re-display of the Crown Jewels in 2012.

RAA’s creative concept responds to the underlying exhibition narrative of the timelessness of monarchy and the coronation ceremony. For almost 1,000 years, the coronation ceremony has been a lasting tradition that symbolizes the passage of authority from monarch to monarch. The Crown Jewels are at the heart of this tradition. Unfolding over four emotionally-paced chapters, the exhibition communicates the timeless splendor and symbolism of the coronation ceremony - and of the Crown Jewels themselves.

Gold Winner in Integrated Graphic Design for Graphic Design

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Indigo Design Award Winners